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Rob Kahn frente a vivienda que alquila en Chicago, el domingo 10 de diciembre de 2023.

Desalojos en condado de Cook en niveles pre pandemia. La falta de vivienda asequible y los altos costos serían los responsables, según expertos

April 15, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.

En la televisión pasaban las noticias mientras el olor a tocino flotaba desde la cocina después de que la policía del sheriff entrara al apartamento de Michael Hallmon en South...

Chicago City Hall is seen on Nov. 9, 2023. Lissette Castañeda has been appointed as the new commissioner for Chicago's Department of Housing, replacing Marisa Novara.

Mayor Johnson taps affordable housing advocate to head city’s Department of Housing

December 28, 2023 at 5:19 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the appointment of Lissette Castañeda as the new commissioner for Chicago's Department of Housing Thursday. Castañeda currently serves as executive director of LUCHA, an affordable housing...

Groupon's corporate headquarters in the former Montgomery Ward mail-order building, 600 W. Chicago Ave., along the Chicago River in the Goose Island neighborhood on June 8, 2019.

Groupon settles EEOC investigation, launching education fund for Black students

December 28, 2023 at 9:17 a.m.

Chicago-based Groupon reached an agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to establish and contribute $350,000 for a fund to support STEM education for Black students. The agreement comes following...

A migrant tent encampment sits in the field next to the 12th District Police Station in the Little Italy neighborhood on Dec. 8, 2023.

Illinois provides hotel housing for migrants in Chicago given latest influx

March 11, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

The state of Illinois is temporarily providing hotel rooms to house up to 200 asylum-seekers in Chicago. About 30 hotel rooms were available Saturday night, with additional rooms available Sunday....

Property owner Robert Kahn stands near a house he rents out in Chicago on Dec. 10, 2023.

Evictions in Cook County have caught up to pre-pandemic levels. The lack of affordable housing and rising costs are to blame, experts say

December 18, 2023 at 9:37 a.m.

The TV was turned to the news as the smell of bacon wafted from the kitchen after the sheriff's police entered Michael Hallmon's South Shore apartment on a chilly November...

Kina Smith stands outside the North Lawndale two-flat owned by her family for decades, on Nov. 20, 2023.

Many older adults in Cook County die without an estate plan. A newer legal tool is helping heirs hold onto family homes.

November 28, 2023 at 9:45 a.m.

Kenneth Ratliff's parents passed away years ago without any estate plan. Ratliff, 57, said he is struggling to find a pro bono attorney to help him through the probate process...

Kate Schumacher shows some of the important disclosure documents enclosed in every buyer's package given to her clients.

A landmark jury verdict threatens to upend home buying and selling. In Illinois, changes are already underway.

November 20, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

In the 40 years Kate Schumacher has worked as a real estate agent, homebuyers have rarely compensated her directly. Instead, the seller has picked up the tab. Yet, this year,...

Byron Brooks at his West Pullman home on Oct. 27, 2023. Brooks is one of more than 15,000 Illinois homeowners who received assistance to stay in their homes thanks to the Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund. The fund, which closed Oct. 31, is expected to be depleted once the agency grants final requests for assistance.

More than 15,000 Illinois homeowners stayed in their homes thanks to pandemic aid. That money has run out.

November 3, 2023 at 12:06 p.m.

Byron Brooks, 57, had been at his job in sales for 15 years, often working six to seven days a week clocking more than 100 hours per week before the...

The National Association of Realtors building at 430 N. Michigan Ave., in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2023.

National Association of Realtors CEO resigns amid new legal pressures

November 2, 2023 at 3:17 p.m.

Bob Goldberg, CEO of the Chicago-based National Association of Realtors, resigned Thursday, more than a year before his expected departure. The announcement follows reported allegations of sexual harassment at NAR,...

Ciere Boatright, of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, before a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Pullman Artspace Lofts on South Langley Avenue on May 20, 2021.

Mayor Johnson taps Chicago real estate executive to head city’s Department of Planning and Development

October 25, 2023 at 4:01 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the appointment of Ciere Boatright as the new commissioner for Chicago's Department of Planning and Development Wednesday. Boatright currently serves as vice president of real estate...

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